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More details are being made available in connection with the death of a worker at a Jefferson City job site. Jacob Schrimpf died January 28th when a retaining wall collapsed on him at the old St. Marys Hospital construction site. Another worker tried to warn Schrimpf that the wall was …

Ashland’s police chief is suing the city and mayor after getting placed on leave. Lyn Woolford says in his lawsuit that Mayor Gene Rhorer (roar) is behind it. Woolford says Rhorer twice asked for officers to remove Rhorer’s girlfriend from Rhorer’s house. Woolford apparently would not do it since there …

The man accused of shooting at an Ashland police officer a couple months ago is in court this (tue) afternoon, on a new charge. Boone County authorities say Eusebio Barajas-Real tried to break out of jail a couple days ago. He allegedly used a towel rack in his cell to …

In response to last year’s Jefferson City tornado, River City Habitat for Humanity is stepping up their game. The volunteer group wants to build several additional homes for those families left homeless. The agency will start in June and build non stop until fall to reach the need.

Two men are arrested on charges they set a car on fire in Fulton. Officers found the burning car early yesterday (sun) morning on Collier Lane. They arrested Robert Burkle from Iowa, and Dillon Howard from Wright City, on a couple felony charges.  

A manhunt continues for the person who shot an off-duty police officer in Ferguson. Saint Louis County authorities say the officer was working a second job as a Walmart security guard last (sun) night when he spotted a shoplifter. He confronted the suspect, who pulled a gun and shot him …

Will you see former Governor Eric Greitens’ name on a future Missouri ballot? …        On the KWOS Morning Show, Greitens didn’t sound like he is ruling out another run for office down the road. Greitens resigned in 2018. His campaign is being fined by the Ethics Commission for a PAC …

An ethics review found probable cause that former Governor Eric Greitens’ campaign broke the law by not reporting it cooperated with a political action committee. The Missouri Ethics Commission says the Greitens campaign probably violated finance laws by not reporting those ads as a gift. The commission says it does …

A Jefferson City man is now accused of setting a fire that hurt six firemen in Vienna. Gary Travers Junior was arrested yesterday (thur). He allegedly set a fire at a house on Highway 28 last August. There was an explosion inside while six volunteer firefighters tried to put the …

Your senators continue to talk about hiking the gas tax by two cents a gallon. Former State Chief Economist Tom Kruckmeyer says funding road repairs through general revenue is already happening …        Opponents to the gas tax hike point the 2018 failure at the polls of ‘Proposition D’ that would …